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Blondal, Kristjana S.; Adalbjarnardottir, Sigrun – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2012
Students' different educational pathways were examined in relation to their disengagement during adolescence. The participants were Icelandic youth (N = 832) who were followed from age 14 to 22. Based on their academic achievement at age 15 and educational attainment at age 22 they were classified into groups that took expected versus unexpected…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Adolescents, Student Characteristics, Academic Achievement
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ter Doest, Laura; Dijkstra, Arie; Gebhardt, Winifred A.; Vitale, Salvatore – Health Education & Behavior, 2009
The theory of planned behavior identifies important proximal determinants of behavior, including attitude toward the behavior, perception of subjective norms exerted by significant others, and perception of perceived control over performance of the behavior. Because research in the planned behavior tradition has focused on desirable target…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Smoking, Adolescents, Schemata (Cognition)